While I did miss Batman gliding in TDKR(The Hong Kong sequence in TDK is breathtaking) I suppose it did make sense for him not to glide, considering Bale was playing an aging Batman.

The final fight at least needed the extra footage of Batman beating down thugs to get to Bane. They show Bane plow through about six guys, and when they pan to Batman he's already in the middle of taking down one guy before he hip tosses the other.